Allergies or coronavirus?

A doctor discusses different symptoms between COVID-19 and seasonal allergies.

THAT'S THE MESSAGE FROM VALLEYDOCTOR'S TONIGHT AS ALLERGYSEASON KICKS INTO HIGH GEAR.13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER AUSTINCARTER SPOKE WITH A VALLEYDOCTOR ABOUT SOME OF THESIMILARITIES...AND WHAT TO DONOW IF YOU'RE FEELING A BITOFF!THESE DAYS...THE SLIGHTESTCOUGH OR SNEEZE WILL TURNHEADS IN PUBLIC...OUR FIRSTTHOUGHT...IS COVID- 19!

BUT NOWAS ALLERGY SEASON MAKES ITS WAYINTO THE VALLEY...YOU MAY BEFEELING UNDER THE WEATHER FOR ADIFFERENT REASON...((PKG)) IS IT COVID-19....ORALLERGIES?

((SOT)) DR.JEFFREY NG "NOW IT'S GOING TOBE HARD TO DISTINGUISH BECAUSETHERE IS SOME OVERLAP BETWEENTHE SYMPTOMS" PRIMARY CAREPHYSICIAN DOCTOR NG SAYS YOURSTUFFY NOSE -- AND WATERYEYES...IS LIKELY CAUSED BYALLERGY SEASON!

IT'S BEGININGTO HEAT UP JUST AS MUCH AS THETEMPERATURE IS!

AND IF YOU'RENOT SURE WHAT YOU'REFEELING...HERE'S ONE BIGSIGN...((SOT)) DR.JEFFREY NG "FEVER IS STILL THEHALLMARK FOR THE CORONAVIRUS"WITH ALLERGIES -- A FEVER ISN'TLIKELY....BUT YOU WILL LIKELYEXPERIENCE SNEEZING, RUNNY NOSEAND ITCHY EYES.IF YOU'RE STILL NOT SURE DOCTORNG SAYS THE CALL YOUR DOCTOR'SOFFICE FIRST.THEY CAN OFTEN DETERMINE THEREIF FURTHER STEPS NEED TO BETAKEN...JEFFREY NG "THEY WANT TO SCREENYOU OUT AND THEN MAKE ADECISION WHETHER AN IN PATIENTVISIT WOULD BE A GOOD THING, ORA TELEVISIT, AND AT THAT POINTYOU AREN'T CONTAMINATING THEOFFICE OR ANYONE" INFECTIOUSDISEASE SPECIALIST DOCTOR DOUGBRUST SAYS IF YOU DO HAVEALLERGIES -- TO KNOW YOURTRIGGERS.DOUG BRUST INFECTIOUS DISEASESPECIALIST <YOU GO OUT, YOUBREATHE SOMETHING AND SUDDENLYYOU'RE WHEEZING, THAT ISN'TLIKE YOUR DEVELOPING COVID-19IN TWO SECONDS.(LAUGHS)